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Dominating top lane as Irelia in Season 4

thechaosbringer00LastupdatedonNovember21,2013

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MORE IRELIA GUIDES

CHEATSHEET

Irelia Build

MarkofAttack
Damage

SealofArmor

GlyphofScaling
M.Resist

QuintofAttack
Damage

9x

9x

9x

3x

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COOKIE CUTTER BUILD (READ NOTES)

Mercury's
Treads

TrinityForce

Bladeofthe
RuinedKing

Randuin's
Omen

SpiritVisage

COMMUNITYCUPS

Guardian
Angel

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ABILITY SEQUENCE

APRIL
NA

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4/4

2/2

2/2

3/3

1/1

1/1

1/1

3/3

1/1

1/1

3/3

Offense:9

4/4

Defense:21

1/1

3/3

Utility:0

TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWSFLASH
Introduction
ProsandCons
Masteries
Runes
SummonerSpells
SkillExplanation
SkillOrder
AbilityUsage
Itemization
Poorexpendableenemytoplaner
Earlygame
Midgame
Lategame
Let'steamfight!

Conclusion

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WORKONPROGRESSFORSEASON4.GUIDEWILLBEUPTODATEUNTILNEXTWEEK(NEEDTIMETOCHECK
OUTNEWSTUFF).CHEATSHEETUPDATE:OPTIMALSETUPRIGHTNOW.STAYAROUND.

Introduction
Helloguysandwelcometomy
herkit,

Ireliaguide.

Ireliaisaverystrongchampionwithaverystrongkit.Thanksto

Ireliacancarryagamehardandatthesametimebeagreatanticarryduringteamfights.Idress

Ireliawithan"onhit"styleofbuild,withwhichIamabletomaximizeherlategamepowerandnothermidgame
asmostguysdo()
Inthisguide,youwillfindalltheimportantinformationtoplay

Ireliaandsucceedwithher.Ingeneraltermsit

mayseemsimilartootherguides,butIguaranteeyouIhaven'tcopiednothingfromanyone.Allthisprecious
experiencecomesfromhoursofpracticewithherandofcoursebywatchingalotofstreams.Idon'toptforthetop
becauseIknowthatmyguideisnotthatgoodbutIwouldbegladtohelpthemembersofthisonlinegaming
societylearnhowtoplay Irelia.AlsothroughthisguideIcanevenimprovemygameplaywithherthrough
constructivefeedback.SoIreallyreallybegyoutoleaveconstructivefeedbacklikethefirstfewguysthatvisited
myguidewhoreallymademereconsidermyoptionsandimprovemyselfandthisguide.Ifyouleaveconstructive
feedbackIpromisetodosotooneofyourguidesaslongasIcan:)

Pros and Cons

Pros
Safeblindpick
Allkindsofdamage
Strongtrades
Verynicelategame
Bothgoodburstandsustaineddamage
Canadapttoallsituations
DealsTONSofdamagewhilebeingverytanky
Greatanticarry

Cons
Weakearlygame/lanephase
Dieearlyon=disaster
Susceptibletoearlypushing
Susceptibletoearlyganks
Ultimateismeeeeh
"Betternerf Irelia"existsforareason
Hardtocalculatewhenestunsorslows

Masteries
MASTERIES
1/5

3/5

4/1

1/1

4/1

3/1

1/5

2/1

2/1

1/5

1/1

3/1

2/1

1/

1/

As Ireliayoumustsurvivethelanephaseandstrategicallybuildyouritemstofitthegameyouareplaying.The
21pointsinthedefensetreearejustthewaytoachievethis.Therest9pointsareasimplepersonalpreference.
Thatistosay,youcanputthe9intheutilitytreeorsplitthemfora1218setupwhichisalsoveryefficient.
Sonowlet'shaveanindepthlooktowhateverymasterydoes:)
OFFENSE

Summoner'sWrath:Thebonus5AD/APareawesomeduringlanephase.Augmentdamageon
Autoattacks,

Bladesurgeand

Fury:AttackSpeedisgreaton

EquilibriumStrike.
IreliaforgettingextraAutoattackswhile

HitenStyleis

activated.
Deadliness:WhynothavesomebonusAttackDamagesinceIdon'tbuildalotofit?
WeaponExpertise:Armorpenetrationisaniceadditiontohave,especiallysinceeveryoneruns
13armor.
DEFENSE
Durability:Morehealthforeverylevelyouhave.Whynothaveabonus108atlevel18.Helps
againstburstsofdamage.
Hardiness/
put3in

Resistance:Theseareessentialforlaningsowhynot.IfyouareagainstADthen
Hardinessand1in

ResistancebutifyouareagainstAP,switchthem:0

Unyielding:2lessdamagemaynotseemlikealot,butit'sgoodearlyonagainstharassment.It
alsoallowschancestomakeepicescapeswith1or2hpxD
Relentless:With

Zephyrplusthemasterieswewillseelateron,thismasteryalmostmakesa
doorthroughallslows

Veteran'sScars:Anicedurabilitybonusearlyonagainstharassmentorminionaggro.
Block:Thismasteryplus

Unyieldingplus

Hardiness/

Resistancemakesyouextremely

durableagainstearlyharassment.
Tenacious:ThisiswhatIwasreferredtointhedescriptionof

Relentlessabove.Thisaddsto

yourbeingalmostimmunetoCC.Alsoitisthereasonwhythedefensetreeisjustopon

Irelia.

Juggernaut:2pointsinthisplustheotherhealthmasteriesmean142bonushpatlevel18.
Thinkalsothatthe2,75%multiplieswiththerestofyourHPtoowhichlet'ssayis3500.3500+
138=3638.3638*2,75/100=100.100+3638=3738whichmeansalmost240hpbonus
fromjust2points
Defender:As Ireliayoumustgointhebacklinesoftheenemyteamsopeoplewillbeusually
aroundyou.Sowhynothaveanother5bonusArmor/MagicResistance.
HonorGuard:Whenyouareinthemiddleofthechaosofateamfightsuchdamagereduction
offeredbyonesinglepointisreallygood.

Runes
RUNES

GreaterMarkofAttack
Damage
9

GreaterSealofArmor
9

GreaterGlyphofScaling
MagicResist
9

GreaterQuintessenceof
AttackDamage
3

MARKS:
9x GreaterMarkofAttackDamage
Extraattackdamageforbetterlasthittingsince Ireliamustfarmalldaylonginordertoactivatebeastmode.
SUBSTITUTE:
9x GreaterMarkofAttackSpeed
AttackSpeedisextremelyimportantforlandingsomeextraAAenhancedwith HitenStyle.Howeverbefore
pickingtheseup,takeintoconsiderationthatyouarealreadybuildingmuchofit.

SEALS:
9x GreaterSealofArmor
Armorisessentialontoplaneforcounteringphysicaldamageandlastlongerunderearlyminionaggro.
SUBSTITUTE:
9x GreaterSealofScalingHealth
Onlyiftheenemyteamisfulloffreakingburstdamage.However,Ithinkthatyoucanalreadyresisttothat.
GLYPHS:
9x GreaterGlyphofScalingMagicResist
MagicResistanceperlevelisorientedforlategamewhenyouareagainstasomewhatdangerousAPcarrywhich
canbeyourfirst/secondpriority.
SUBSTITUTE:
9x GreaterGlyphofMagicResist
IfyouareagainstamagicaldamageToplaner.Forexample, Elise, Rumble, Vladimir
QUINTS:
9x GreaterQuintessenceofAttackDamage
Forextralasthittinganddamageoutput.
SUBSTITUTE:
9x GreaterQuintessenceofMovementSpeed
Movementspeedisimportanton Irelia.Youdon'thaveanyescapesandincaseofganksMovementspeedand
maybean EquilibriumStrikeisyourchanceforsurvivalsothesearealsogood.

Summoner Spells
TYPICALSUMMONERSPELLS
+

Flashisamust.Youcangetclosertotheenemies,
escapeganks.

Flash+

Flashoverawall,juketheopponentandofcourse

EquilibriumStrikeisthemosttypicalwaytoinitiateafight.

Igniteagainstaneasylaneopponent.IsuggestthisespeciallyonSoloQ.Atlevel9withmaximumnumberof
Autoattacksenhancedby

HitenStyleyoucandealmuchtruedamagewithit.Nottocounttheextraphysical
andmagicaldamageyoucando)

OTHERSUMMONERSPELLS:

Substitutesof

Flash

Ghostismoreofatankorientedghostspell.Workedbetterontheold
used.
Substitutesof

IreliabutasI'vesaiditcanbestill

Ignite

Teleportismuchbetterforarrangedrankedgamesandforagainstthelanersyouhavetostruggleinorderto
win.Itoffersdragon/baroncontrolandcanpreventdivesand/oraturretbeingdestroyed.Alsothankstothemuch
attackspeedyoubuild, Ireliaisaverygoodsplitpusher,soabusethat.

Exhaustisveryusefulagainsthighphysicaldamageteams.Itwinstrades,savesyourlife,andgrantskills:)

Skill Explanation

Whatitdoes:
Reducesthedurationofstuns,slows,taunts,fears,snares,immobilizes,blindsandsilencesforeachnearbyenemy
champion.1Champion:10%,2Champions:25%,3Champions:40%
Explanation:
Thisplus Tenaciousplus Mercury'sTreads'tenacitymakeyouimmunetoallCCinteamfightsandcangrant
youachancetolivewhenyougetganked.Thisiswhy Ireliaissuchagreatanticarry:destroyinganysquishy
targetwithoutgettingcc'ed.Inmyopinionitisoneofthemainreasonswhy Ireliaisconsideredmobileand
scary:D

Whatitdoes:
Ireliadashesforwardtostrikehertargetfor20/50/80/110/140(+1perAttackDamage)physicaldamage.
Thisappliesonhiteffects.Ifitkillsthetarget, Bladesurge'scooldownrefreshesandrefunds35Mana.
Explanation:
Thiscandealprettyhugeburst.Itprocs Sheenand HitenStylewhichmeansfreepasstofreakinghuge
damage.Anicecombowouldbe:activate HitenStyle>Autoattack> Bladesurge>Autoattack:
Bladesurgeresetstheautoattacktimersothiscomboisagoodwaytoscareoffopponents.Youcanlasthitunder

yourtowerwithitorevenpreventsomeenemyminionsfromdyingbyyourown.Howeverdon'tuseitonevery
singleminions'causethenbbmana.Iwilldescribesomenicecomboswithitonachapterlater.

Whatitdoes:
IreliaisskilledintheartofHiten,passivelygivingherphysicalattacks5/7/9/11/13healthrestoration.
Activating

HitenStyledoublesthehealthrestorationto10/14/18/22/26andadds15/30/45/60/75
truedamagetoherphysicalattacksfor6seconds.
Explanation:

Oneofthestrongestabilitiesinthegame.@lvl9(andundernormalcircumstances)youcanwinalltrades.
Bladesurgeand

TranscendentBladesprocitsotheyhealyouequally.Rememberthatalthoughthetrue

damagedoesnotapplyonturrets,yourAAwillhealyou.Generallyit'stheskillthatyoushouldrelyon.That'salso
whyyoumustbuildASon

Irelia.

Whatitdoes:
Irelia'sattackbalancesthescales,dealing80/130/180/230/280(+50%ofabilitypower)damageand
slowingthetargetby60%for1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2second(s).However,ifthetargethasahigherHealth%
than Irelia,thentheblowstunsthetargetfor1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2second(s)instead.
Explanation:
Thisskillisextremelystrong.Itcanreallyturnthetablestoadivingopponent.Withthisyoucanalsogetmore
dangerouswithyour HitenStyledamage.Youcanalsoharassachampionwithit.Howeveryouneedtopractise
withthissothatyoucanland,almostofeverytimeastuninsteadofaslow.Ishouldpointoutheretoothatthe
stun"happens"notonlywhentheHP%ofyoursislowerthanyourfoe'sbutalsowhenyouhavethesame%of
HPforexamplewhenyouarebothatmaximumhealth.Knowingwhenitstunsorslowsmakesagood Irelia
player.

Whatitdoes:
Ireliasummons4spiritbladeswhichshecanflingatherenemies.Thesebladesdeal80/120/160(+50%of
abilitypower)(+0.6perbonusattackdamage)physicaldamagetoenemiesthattheypassthrough,andsheheals
for25%ofthatdamagevschampionsand10%vsminions.
Explanation:
Nicepokeduringlanephase.Youcanclearminionsquicklyandbuyyousometimeforsplitpushingorganking.
Alsoprocs HitenStylewhichmeanssuperheal.Itdoesmediocredamagethough.Learninghowtoaimwiththis
cangiveyousomekillsorevenbonusassisstsduringafight.

Skill Order
LEVELS14!!!
Take EquilibriumStrikeatlevel1.Itwillbeextremelyusefulincasealevel1teamfightoccurs
orwhentheenemytoplanerisoneoftheseyouhavetoworktowinoriftheyhavealevel2
gankingjungler(ex. LeeSin)
Take

Bladesurgeatlevel2ifeverythingisfineorifyourlaneisgettingpushed.

Take
4

HitenStyleatlevels2,3ifyouarepushingyourlaneandthentake

Bladesurgeatlevel

GENERALSKILLORDERRULES!!!
Max

HitenStylebylevel9>Bestthingtodoas

Max

EquilibriumStrikebylevel13>BecauseCCisimportantinteamfights

Irelia

Max Bladesurgebylevel18>It'sonlyagapcloserandaninitiationtool.Youdon'trelyonit
foryourdamageoutput.
Takepointsof

TranscendentBladesatlevels6,11,16

Ability Usage
Afriendwhoreadthisguidetoldme,inperson,thathewouldliketoseeachapterwhereIorganizeeverything
thatyoucandowiththeabilitiesof

Ireliaincertainsituations.Ifounditagreatideasooooooo.....hereitis:)

Whenanenemyjungleriscomingfrombehindyou,use

Bladesurgetoreachhimandgetfurther

awayfromyourenemylaner.
Youcanusethisskilltoalsojumpwalls
Usethisskillonlytofarmminionsyoucannotreachwithanautoattackintimeinlane
Usethismoveonalowhpminiontojukeenemies
Usethisskillfromabrushsoyoucanmakeyourjukesmoresuccessful
Bladesurge+

TrinityForce+

HitenStyle=1deadfullhpcasterminion

Usethisskilltoclosethegapbetweenyouandanenemybykillinganearbycreepsoyoucan
initiatewithyour

EquilibriumStrike.Thisway,youwillhaveyour

Bladesurgeupincasethe

enemyisabletooutrunyouoruseagapcloser/Flashtoescapeyou
Greatlasthittingtoolatturret

UseHitenStyleatturrettofarmminionsifyoudonothavetheautoattackdamage
tolasthitproperly
UseHiteninordertohealupmore.Youhealevenwhenyouattackbuildings
Sometimes,youwanttoprolongtheuseofHitenStyleagainstcertainenemies.
AgainstsayanAkaliorFiora,youwanttoprolongyouruseofHitenStyleuntilthey
haveblowntheir"TwilightShroud"or"Parried"skill
Usethisskilltogreatlyamplifyyourdamagewithtruedamage
Bladesurgedoestruesdamagetooifyouactivateit.[/list

In1v1battles,useonlywhenthestunisprocced.The12second
stunwillactuallymakethedifferencebetweenadeadorescaped
opponent
CircumstancewhenyoucanuseEquilibriumStrikewillbewhenyou
aresimplyharassingwithE+AA
Baitenemieswith EquilibriumStrike.Whenyouareoflower
healthpercentage,youcanstillkillsomeonebecausea12second
stunishuge.
Ifyouaregettingturretdived,don'tbeafraidtouseyour
EquilibriumStrikeontheenemy.Thiswillmaketheenemypanicand
hesitatewhethertheywanttodedicateandcontinuedivingyouor
runaway.Thishesitationcanalsonetyoufreekills.
Whengettingganked,youcanusethisskilltoescapewiththestun.
Whenyouarefaroverextendedandgettinggankedbytheenemy,
walkintothebrushanduse EquilibriumStrikethisguarantees
theenemycannotlandaskillonyoubeforeyoustrikethemwith
yourcrowdcontrol.
Flash+

EquilibriumStrike=INITIATIONMECHANISM

Onlyusethisskillin1v1situationstohealupanddodamage
Asalastresort,youcanuseherultimatetohealuparandomcreep
wave.(Lastresortonlythisisawasteofyourmanaandcooldown
otherwise)
Whenusingthisina1v1fight,trypositioningyourselfinawaywhere
thiscanalsohealoffofminionsinadditiontotheenemy.
Usethisskilltomanipulateminionswithyour

Bladesurge.Ifyou

aretryingtomakebigplaysand

Bladesurgewon'tkillaminion

uponcast,youcanuseherultimatetolowerthehealthofenemy
minionssothatyoumayhaveyour

Bladesurgeupinthescenario

whereyourenemyrunsawayfromyouorusesagapcloser/Flashto
escape.
Pushwaveswith

TranscendentBladeswhenyouaregoingtogank

otherlane,oranyotherreasonswhereyouwanttopushyourwave.
Hitmultipleenemiesinateamfighttohealupandgetassissts

Itemization
Startwith:

+SightWard

Currentlythebeststartingitemsatleastfortoplane.Howeveriftheyhavealevel2ganker(ex.
Shaco)Itendtopickup

+3x

LeeSin,

orwith:

+5x

Withthisstartplusthesustainfrom HitenStyleyoucanstayinlaneforevenandjustfarmandfarmandfarm.
ItisquiteastrongstartsincepeoplewillhavesmallornoamountofArmorPenetrationearlyon.
orwith:

+4x

Itisnotasstrongasitusedtobe.IfyouarerunningMSquintsthendonoteverbuythisatspawn.Howeverif
you'renotrunningtheMSquints,besuretobuythisonlyifyousomehowknowthatyourlaneisgonnabeeasy
ascake.

EarlyGoals:
VSADLANER:

or

+(possibly)SituationalEarlyItem

Sinceseason3therearealotlessitemsfor Ireliatotakemidgame.Thecore, Phagestillstandsandshould

alwaysbetakenbeforemidgame.Inmostlaningphases,farmingyour Phagewillbeyourmaingoal.Afteryour
startingitemyouwillwanttoinvestintoa PhageasearlyaspossibleunlessyouneedaDoran'sitem.Ifyou
dontgetaphageandinvestinotherareasyouwonthaveanychasingpowerwhich Ireliareliesontomake
plays,whichmeansyourkillpotentialinlanewillbeheavilyamplified.Rememberthatthisbuildheavilyfocuseson
attackspeedfromrunesanditems,and Bladesurgealsoopensupwaysformoreproccs.Thehealthitprovides
isalsoincrediblystronginlaningphasesinceyouwillfarmoreoftenwinduelsorsurvivegankswithit.Tier1boots
willalwaysbecoreinlaningphasetobeabletoharass,tradeandescapefromopponents.Berserker'sgreaves
howevershouldntbetakenbeforeyouhaveafairamountofbothattackdamageandsurvivability.Keepinmind
thatattackspeedisweakwithoutattackdamagesinceyouwonthaveanyburst,anditsweakwithoutsurvivability
sinceyouwonthaveanytimetoactuallydishoutthebonusattacksbeforeyou'reforcedtofallback.Ninjatabiis
strongseason3especiallysincearmorpenetrationisfarmorecommonfortoplaners,butipreferjustgoingacloth
armorordoran'sshieldtomakeupforit.Ninjatabicanbepickedrelativelyearlyinlane.Ipick Stingerafter
phageagainstADopponentsinsteadof Wit'sEndbecauseitsverycheapwhilestillgivingthesameattackspeed
as Wit'sEnd.Again,keepinmindthatattackspeedisweakwithoutsurvivabilityorattackdamage.Don'tgo
Stingerbefore Phage,andneverbuy Zephyrthisearly.Iusedtoalwaysgo Wit'sEndinlanebutsinceit
wasnerfedIhavereplaceditwith StingerforADmatchups.

VSAPLANER:

or

+(possibly)SituationalEarlyItem

Igo Wit'sEndagainsthybridorAPmatchupsforobviousreasons.Itgivesabigamountofdamageand
survivabilitywhilebenefitingfrombothbladesurgeandattackspeed.Youcangofor Wit'sEndbefore Phage
againstlowmobilitychampionslike Warwick.Butagainst Rumble, Vladimirand Kennenetc Phage
isneeded.Ineverpick Mercury'sTreads(anymore)because Zephyrisoneofmycoreitems.Additionally,
Wit'sEndisbettertorushinlanethan Mercury'sTreadsinallAPmatchups.

SITUATIONALEARLYITEMS:

Doran'sShieldisaveryeffectivestartagainstsomeADchampionsbutIdon'tlikebuildingitlaterinlaneunless
I'mforcedto.Laterlaneiswhere

Ireliareallystartsdominatingtradessoipreferhavingsomemoredamageor
utility.

Doran'sBladesareoftenusedasacoreitemfor

IreliabutIwouldn'tputitasthatsince

Phagegivesthe

samekindsofstats.Itishowever,verystrongearlyoncombinedwithattackspeedorarmorpenetration.There
areseveralsituationswherea

Doran'sBladecanbebought,themostobviousonebeingwhereyouneedsome

damagetoshutdownlategamecharacters.Themostcommoncasethroughtournamentplayiswhenyouneed
someburstonyour

BladesurgeandautoattacksagainstsomeonelikeAD

Nidalee,

Jayceor

Jaxwhoall

havesteroids/jumps/knockbackstokeepyoufromdealingalotofsustaineddamage.
TheBrutalizershouldonlybetakenifyourgoingforamoreADorientedbuildwith

TrinityForce.Butthe

cooldownreductioncombinedwiththeamazingdamageoutputcanwinyoulanesagainstsquishyopponents.Ilike
goingafew

Doran'sBladesor
into

Doran'sShieldsifiusethisitembecauseithas0survivabilityintoit.Buildit

TheBlackCleaverafter

TrinityForce,incaseyoukeepit.

Coreitems:

Thesearetheitemsthatyougetin99.9999999....%ifnotat100%ofyourgames.Theyoffersurvivabilitybut
themainthingisASwhichisextremelyimportantfordealinghugedamagewith HitenStyle.Asfarasthe
bootsareconcerned,Icompletethemafter Phage.

6thitem(situational):
Thelastitemisdirectlyrelevanttoyourneedsandtoyourroleintheteam.Youcanfillthelastspotupwith
anythingfromthe"SITUATIONALITEMS".

When:Iftheenemyteamconsistsofmanypeoplewithmorethan3khealth,grabthis.Italsoprovidessustainand
adamagingactive.

Atrulydamageitem.Getthisifyouneedtosustainyourself.When:ifyouaresuretogetallthestacksthisisa
must.

Thishasbecomeverygoodafterthechanges.Greatlyenhancesyourdamageoutputandprovidessomehealth.It
givesyouthesetupofanADcasterIusuallygetthiswhentheenemyteamhasadecentamountofarmororifi
havekept TheBrutalizer.

Amustwhentherearemorethan3opponentshavingextremearmor.Youhavetruedamagebutyoustillrelyon
yourphysicaltoo.

Fo'tehlulz.Ridiculousdamagebutnotaseriousitemtoconsideron
andwanttowinasap.

Irelia.Buildthisonlyifyouarereallyahead

Justaridiculousamountofhealth.Ilikethisverymuch.Buildthisagainstteamcompswithhugeburstdamageor
teamswithhybriddamage.

Thisgoesverywellpairedwitha

FrozenMallet(ifyoubuilditinsteadofa

TrinityForce)andofcwith

Warmog'sArmor.Givesaniceamountofarmorandthecriticalchanceisn'tbadatall.

GrabthisistheenemyteamreliesmostlyonautoattacksorconsistsofmanyADchampions.Plusyoucanspam
abilitiesalldaylong:)

Intheoccasionthattheenemyteamreliesheavilyonautoattacks,getthisitem!Bewarned,youneedadecent
amountofHPtobuythisitembeforeseeingadifferenceinenemydamage.Alsobecarefulbecausethisitemis
counteredbylifesteal.

YouareextremelydurableagainstCCbutthisisalwaysanoptionagainstteamswithsuppress.
WarwickarethereasonswhyIusuallybuildthisitem.

Skarnerand

Shurelya'sReverie
WhenyouaretankyenoughyoucanalwaysbuildthisforextraHP,CDRandaninitiationmeans.

Poor expendable enemy top-laner

AsI'vepromised,inthischapteryouwillseehowIcategorizetheenemytoplaners,howtoplayagainstthemand
finallyagainstwhomyouhavetoreallytrytowinthelane!!!

DIFFICULTY:MEDIUM/HARD
Akaliisabitlikeyoubutbetterinassassinating.Shecandodamageextremelyquicklyandcanbeapaininthe
***ifyoudon'tplaycarefully.Playdefensivelyagainstherbecauseifshemanagestodelayyoursnowball,shehas
wonthelane.Duetoherfreakingstealthyourtradepowerreduces.Howeverwithan Oracle'sElixiryoushould
havenotadifficulttime.Mindsheisnotverygoodathugeteamfightswhereyounaturallyexcelsousethat)

DIFFICULTY:EASY
Cho'Gathisatankytoplanerbutyouhavetruedamagesogotohellbigdinosaur.Rememberhecandogreat
burstbecauseof[[Feast]andcancutyourtradein2pieceswithknockupsandsilence.HehashugeCDsthough
soabusethat:)ItismoreofafarmlanesofarmASAPto9andneverlethimgooutofcontrol.

DIFFICULTY:HARD
UnfortunatelythisisoneoftheguysYOUHAVETOWORKAGAINST. Dariusisanexcellentatdueling,tanky,AD
caster.Hecanharassyouquiteeasilyandhispassiveaddstothedamagefromthetrades.His CripplingStrike

issimplyextremelyfearsomebecauseitcutsASbyalotandyouneedthat.Trytotradewithhimifyouknowthat
hisultimateisdown.Alsotrymakehimspamabilitiesbecausehehasmanaissues.Thisisoneoftheguysthat
youhavetobuild

Phagebefore

Stinger.

DIFFICULTY:MEDIUM
Dianaisafascinatingchampion.Sheisinthesamecategoryas
earlygamesucksmorethan

Fizzandtheyareonlytwoofakind.Her

Irelia'ssoabusethis.Ifyoubaithershieldandthendon'tletitrefreshyoucan

destroyher.Withafewearlyganksshewillbecomeuselessasshewilleitherdieorgobackbecauseshehasno
escape.

DIFFICULTY:EASY
Eliseistankyandsomewhatgoodatassassinating.Shecanescapeeasilyfromyourtradeandwaittillmostof
your HitenStyleeffectispassed.Shecaneasilykillguysbelow25%sobewareofhergapcloser.Sheis
consideredbymanytobearealheadacheformeleetankytoplanersbuthonestly,shehasn'tgiventomemuch
trouble.

DIFFICULTY:EASY/MEDIUM
Seemslikeamirrorlane.Youbothsnowballhardandlettinganyoneofyoufarmwouldresultindisasterforthe
other.Trytobaither Riposteanddenyherfarmandyou'regolden.Youmightwannabuild NinjaTabito
denyherdamageearlyon.Trynottogetbaitedbyherdefensivedisengage, BladeWaltzespeciallywhenyou
aregoingtounleashyourfullcombo.

DIFFICULTY:MEDIUM/HARD
Sameas Dianabuthehasescapeandamuchmoreenervatingultimate.Trytoavoidhisfishandsaveupyour
Bladesurgeforwhenhedoeshisjugglingthing.Rememberalsothathecanminimizethehealingfrom Hiten
Stylesodon'texpecttradingwithhimtobeaseasyasagainstothers.

DIFFICULTY:EASY/MEDIUM
Okmistertank Galio.AsI'vesaidheistankybutwillmostlybuildMR.Whithastunyoucouldcancelhis
ultimatebutbecauseyour'sisnotonhityoumighthavesometroublecancellingit.Hecanbeextremelyannoying
inlaneashehealsfromthedamagehetakes.Withcarefulplayyouwon'thaveproblem.Don'tmakeaneffortto
gotoe2toewithhimheishard.Bettercallyourjungler

DIFFICULTY:EASY
Youstackarmorsothat'sit.Denyhimthefarmfrom Parrrleyandrememberthathehashisfruitsaladtoget
outofyourstun.

DIFFICULTY:HARD
Hecanzoneyouextremelywell,soyoumighthaveahardtimeagainsthim.Alsoyoushouldn'tever
underestimatehisburst.TrytotradewithhimwhenhisspinisonCD.Don'tfeelhorrifiedthough,youareway
betterlateron.

DIFFICULTY:EASY
Youarebothweakonlanephaseyoubothrocklategame.Trytoshuthimdownandbewareofganksbecausehe
cancooperatewithjunglerreallywell.Heisgenerallytankybutyouhavetruedamagesoit'seasierthanitlooks.
Rememberofhissustainwhenyouaregoingtofighthim.

DIFFICULTY:DEPENDSONSKILLLEVEL
Thedifficultylevelisprettyobvious.UnfortunatelyIdon'thavealotofinfoonhowtoplaythismirrormatch
becauseI'venevermetan IreliawhenIplayas Irelia.Youcanfollowthoughthegeneraladvicethatyou
followwhenyouplayvs Ireliaasanyothertoplaner.WatchtheminionsaroundyouforanypossibleQE
combos,anddonottradewithherwhen HitenStyleisactivated.The Ireliathatkillsfirsttheother Irelia
isundoubtedlythewinnerofthelanesoaskyourjungler'shelpandalwaysbuywardstoavoidenemyganks.

DIFFICULTY:HARDLIKECATCHINGMEWTOWITHOUTMASTERBALL
Ok.Ok.KILLTHISMOTHERF@CKERWITHGANKSBEFORE6.IFYOUDIETOHIMTHEREISNOWAYTOCOME
BACK.ONCE6HEWILLPUSHTHE****OUTOFYOUTOYOURTOWERANDHEWILLDIVE/HARASSYOUWITH
HISE.IWOULDRECOMMENDTAKING TeleportFORGOINGBACKANDRETURNINGQUICKLY.HOWEVERYOU
ROCKMORELATEGAME.EVENIFHEHASOUTFARMEDYOU(NORMALRATEOF2030CS)BUTYOUMANAGEDTO
SURVIVEWITHOUTADEATHTHENGGYOUARESTILLAHEAD.OHYEAHIFORGOTTHISISONEOFTHEGUYTHAT
YOUREALLYHAVETOWORKANDPUTYOURBESTINORDERTOWIN.

Endofchaptermorelanescoming:)

Early game
Lasthitalldaylong. Ireliaisprettyweakearlyonsoyoucanonlyplaysafe.Yourcreepscoreisextremely
important.Iusethe16minutemarkwhenIplayintoplaneandmyhighscoreis160creepsin16minuteswith
Jayce.With Ireliait'sabout132creepsin16minutes.Lasthittingisimportantcausethatwayyoupush
yourlaneaslittleaspossible.Theonlyreasonyouwouldpushyourlaneisafteryouhavekilledanopponentand
yougogankanotherlane,orifyouwanttogoshop.Youshouldalsozoneyouropponentasfarasyouareableto
1v1him. Ireliaisundernormalcircumstancesabletotradeefficientlyafter5level.At9levelwhenyouareat
peaklanestrengthyoushouldzonetheopponenthard.Zoningmeansbetweentheenemyandtheminionwave
sothattheyloseexperienceandgold.Alsoduringthelanephaseyoumusthaveextrememapawareness.Okso
anallydidn'tcall"ss"or"mia".Youcannotrelyonthemforever.Youhavetobebasedonyourmapawarenessin
ordernottohaveproblems.

Mid game
Midgameisthehardestpartofthegame.Manyplayersstopfarmingbecausetheythink:"OkIhavefarmedalot
andhavesomeitems,let'sgopushlanes,teamfightandgetdragon/baron".Alloftheseareright.Bringingdown
turrets,whogivemapcontroltotheenemy,teamfightingandgettingdragon/baron,areallthingsthathappen
duringmidgame.Howeveryoumustnotstopfarming.MostofthegoldduringthisperiodisgiventoADcarriesso
thattheycanhaveapowerfullategameandcarrytheirteamstovictory.Howeveriftheydonotgoandclearall
theminionsfromawavewhyshouldn'tyou?Alsoyoushouldnotstopbuyingwards.Theyofferthegreatmap

controlyouneedinmanyplacessuchasdragon,baronandofcourseintheenemyjungle.Alsobeforecompleting
theobjectivesofmidgamethatwehavediscussedaboveIsuggestthatyougroupupwithyourteammates.Asa
resulttherewon'tbeanychanceofyoubeingoutnumberedinteamfights.

Late game
KeepconstantvisionoftheBaron!!!AcquiringtheBaronBuff,winningteamfightsandtakingdownbuildingsare
themainobjectivesoflategame.Otherobjectivesarenowtrivial.Alwaysproceedtosomethingwithyourteam.
Neverbealone!!!Sinceinthisphaseofthegamemostplayersarefullybuilta4v5fight(whereyouarethe4)is
almostsuretobeafatalfail.
BACKTOTHEBASICS
THEULTIMATEGOALOFAGAMEISN'TTOGETKILLSALTHOUGHITISAWAYTOWIN.THEULTIMATE
GOALISTODESTROYTHENEXUS.PROLONGINGTHEGAMECANRESULTTOACOMEBACKFROM
EITHERTEAMANDTHEN,THETEAMWITHTHEBESTTEAMCOMPOSITIONWILLWIN.WHENYOU
HAVEACHANCETODESTROYTHENEXUSANDWINTHEGAME,ABUSEIT.FOLLOWINGTHISTACTICI
ONCEWON20GAMESINAROW(5OFWHICHWERERANKED).

Let's teamfight!
Let'sconsidera5v5fightwithteamsthatfollowthemeta:ADCarry,Support,APcarry,Jungler,Bruiser/Tanksolo
top.
Nowyourprimarytargetinafightlikethisisoneoftheseguys:

YesyougotthatrighttheADCarry.
IfyoumanagetosurviveafterthiseffortthenextpriorityistheAPcarry.
ThetargetsequenceisADC>APC>ANYONEELSE

Youcaninitiatebutifyouhaveoneoftheseguys:

Iwouldsuggestthattheyinitiate.

Ireliaworksbestwithanothertankintheteam.Forexampleifyouhavean Amumuinjunglelethim
initiateandthengoinstaburstthepoorenemyadc.Ifyouaretheonetoinitiate,saveyourbladesurgefortheir
Flash.Don't Bladesurgethepersonyouwanttokillbecauseyourstunwon'twork.Doingastunrightonthe
enemycarryiscrucialfortheoutcomeoftheteamfight.
IftheirAPCismoredangerousthantheirADCIwouldsuggesttodoyourCContheAPCsothatyourteamhasa
chanceandthendestroytheADC.

Thereareofcoursethegeneralrules.Iftheyfocusyou> GuardianAngel+ARMORITEM/MAGICRESIST
ITEM/HEALTHITEM.Armorforphysicaldamageteams,magicresistformagicaldamagefoes,healthvsgreatburst,
truedamage.
Iftheydon'tfocusyou,LET'SBUILDTEHDAMAGES!!!

BUTWHATIFTHEENEMYADCISONVACATIONFORFARMING?
Then...justtakedownthenextsquishiest/highdamagetargetwhichisnormallytheenemyAPC.

Conclusion
Iamcertainthatthiswon'treachthetopnoteventhetop5.Oncethe20firstvotesaremadetheguidewillget
punchedbyallthemembersthatdon'treallyunderstandthemetaandwillleavecommentsas"NODAMAGEAT
ALL"or"THISBUILDSUCKSICAN'TWIN".Ifthisdoesn'thappenthisguidemightbeforgottenlikeotherguides.
AnywayIwillupdatethisregularly,tomakeitmoredetailedandofcoursecompletethehugematchupsection.
The"cheatsheet"constantlychangebasedonwhatworksandwhatdoesn'tsoifIfindsomethingmoreefficientI
willupdatemyguide:)
HopeyoulikedtheguideandIexpectyoutopressthatgreenbutton.Howeverifyouchoosetopresstheredone
thenpls,inyourcommentssaywhyyoudidthis.

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